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====== Great Circle Route ======

====Links====
  * Source: [[https://github.com/SaltyPaws/route_pi|Github Repository]]  \\
  * Download: [[https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/plugins/route.html|Download Page]]\\
  * Cruiser's Forum:  [[http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1686937|Route_pi Discussion Thread]]

====   Route Plugin   ====

"Salty Paws" route plugin handles much more than Great circles, introduced here.

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The plugin has a few features not present in the built-in tool. It can calculate a composite route, and the distance between the waypoints can be set by the user. The end result, however, is a "gpx" file that is exported, and then imported into OpenCPN via the Route Manager.


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A Great-circle from Cook Strait to Cape Horn limited by 60° S
